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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sandy Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandy Bend and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Sandy Bend:
- 33.133184, -92.404867
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Sandy Bend
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Sandy Bend is near Union Parish and also Bradley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union Parish
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Sandy Bend
Communities Also Named Sandy Bend ...
We found one communities that are also named Sandy Bend.
Within Arkansas, the name Sandy Bend is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Sandy Bend in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Washington
- Cowlitz County
- This Sandy Bend is located in Cowlitz County and lies 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sandy Bend that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowlitz County community of Sandy Bend.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandy Bend ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cecil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Dollar Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dollar Junction is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Junction
- El Dorado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lloyd Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lloyd Ford is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Ford
- Pigeon Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Hill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Hill
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Sadie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sadie is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie
- Sawmill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sawmill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill
- Strong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Sandy Bend to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sandy Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sandy Bend and extending to:
- El Dorado, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sandy Bend to El Dorado, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 944 miles [1,519.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,797 miles [10,938.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,521 miles [12,103.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,396 miles [8,684 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandy Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Sandy Bend to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sandy Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1332, Longitude: -92.4049 In this case, the coordinates for Sandy Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.114 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.225 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.689 degrees. |
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